Poll: Czechs back humanitarian aid for Ukraine, divided on refugees

Most Czechs support humanitarian and diplomatic assistance for Ukraine as it enters its fourth year of defending itself against Russian aggression. According to a survey by NMS agency, 77 percent of respondents favour some form of help. Sixty percent say the government of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) should provide humanitarian aid, while 53 percent back diplomatic support. Around a quarter support financial or military assistance, and 15 percent oppose any help. Attitudes toward Ukrainian refugees living in Czechia remain slightly negative. Thirty-seven percent see them as a threat, a quarter as a benefit, and one-third as neither. Analyst Tereza Friedrichová says concerns relate not only to crime, but also to respect for social norms and laws.